Vienna, Austria October 12, 2015. A delegation from the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), headed by Director-General Suleiman J Al-Herbish, has concluded a high-level mission to Lima, Peru, to attend the 2015 Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as well as a number of other important meetings.

Vienna, Austria, July 22, 2015. Over 30 partner countries stand to benefit from the latest round of financing approved at the 151st Session of the Governing Board of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID).

Vienna, Austria, December 16, 2014. Over 20 partner countries stand to benefit from the latest round of financing approved at the 149th Session of the Governing Board of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID).

Public sector approvals amounting to nearly US$260m will support the following projects:

Although OFID's core activities focus on
providing concessional financing in support of sustainable projects across
the developing world, the institution recognizes that emergency assistance
is still instrumental in helping mitigate the suffering of those affected
by natural disasters. Therefore, when the International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched an appeal to the donor
community in September to mobilize funds to help victims of ongoing flooding
in West and Central Africa, OFID swiftly responded by approving a grant
of US$1 million.

Vienna, Austria, 10 September 2009
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has approved a grant
of US$1 million to procure essential relief supplies and help finance emergency
operations for victims of severe flooding in West and Central Africa. The
grant will be channelled through the International Federation of Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). According to recent estimates, at least
600,000 people have been affected by the floods and thousands of families
have lost their homes.

September 20, 2005, Vienna, Austria
- The OPEC Fund for International Development today approved a grant
of US$1.5 million to co-finance a project jointly developed by the Fund
and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The initiative
seeks to provide a full spectrum of HIV/AIDS protection, prevention, care
and treatment services to refugees in five central African countries and
prepare them for repatriation to their home countries.